Ruff Weather Wall Mount Pet Doors

One of the best options for a wall unit on a budget. The Ideal Ruff Weather Door and Wall kit have double flaps which offers much better insulation than just one flap. Additionally,they are surrounded by fuzzy weather stripping to help prevent drafts!

Features of the Ruff Weather Pet Doors

Double flap insulates much better than the traditional single flaps, one on the interior and one in the exterior wall.

Customer Reviews

My dogs had a single flap doggie door, the panel type that is placed on the side of sliding glass door. They were used to only one flap - so we weren't sure how they would do with the double flaps; but they are adjusting great.
Took them less than a week; and us humans love it!

My husband and his friend installed it in a couple of hours. I think I could have done it quicker, because I read directions!! It is a sturdy door and looks good inside and out.

Highly recommend this door!!

(Posted on 5/2/2018)

works great review by Alan

Alan

55works great

Easy to install and well made

(Posted on 4/6/2018)

The Right Door for my Dog review by Robert

Robert

55The Right Door for my Dog

My dog is getting older and his legs are not as strong as they use to be. With the medium size I currently have he has to crouch down to get out which is hard for him to do so I talked to one of your customer service folks and they advised to get the extra large door. It has made all the difference in the world for my dog.

(Posted on 2/28/2018)

Good product review by Julie

Julie

55Good product

I got it installed. It looks good. My dogs are still getting used to it. Their old door had 1 flap. This one has two and they just need more time. I'm sure they will adjust and I'm happy with the purchase.

(Posted on 12/27/2017)

easy to use but could look better review by Donna

Donna

54easy to use but could look better

It's really nice to have 2 flaps on both sides that is just a standard, other ones are additional cost. They are very easy to move but i wish the frame just wasn't so bulky

(Posted on 12/5/2017)

Long Lasting And Durable review by Kathy

Kathy

55Long Lasting And Durable

We had our first Ruff Weather Dog Door for 11 years. It survived 4 golden retrievers and 2 hurricanes. It was still durable and completely in tact, but living so near the ocean had turned it yellow. During this last hurricane the outside plastic was covered by shutters and for some reason turned red??? However; we bought a new one, installed it and it looks great. If you can get 10 years use out of anything this close to the ocean, it is a good product.

(Posted on 10/25/2017)

Unreadable Print review by Bob

Bob

54Unreadable Print

You may have a great dog door, but you have a very poor web designer. All the words that are intended to be read are printed in such FAINT PRINT (NEARLY UNREADABLE ON WHITE) that I don't want to read it, and actually won't, For scores of years, people who want someone to read their writing print it in BLACK print on white background. Somehow, everybody lost track of common sense at about the same time, and started a contest to see who could make their print the most unreadable. I can't imagine why some brave soul hasn't taken the plunge, and started showing print in WHITE on a WHITE background. They would probably win the contest.

(Posted on 6/30/2017)

Through-the-wall Ruff Weather dog door review by Bill

Bill

54Through-the-wall Ruff Weather dog door

(Published on 9/1/2014)

I'm giving this product four stars even though it probably deserves only three, in an ideal world. But, of course, we don't live in an ideal world, so I'm tacking on another star because, after TWELVE years, this dog door STILL WORKS GREAT (with one kit of replacement flaps about five years ago, and another one soon).

I'm pretty OK with general fixer-upper kinds of home projects — but cutting a perfectly aligned rectangular hole through both walls and adjacent to a blind corner of the house (i.e., you can't see the outside perpendicular wall from the inside) didn't feel like something I wanted to try to do. I know the limits of my skillset, such as it is. :-)

So I hired a handyman to do it. GOOD CHOICE! After a lot of sweat (New Mexico in July), dropped tools, dropped nuts, extensive curses in two languages, and so forth — same things that would happen if I was doing it, except probably a lot less — at the end of the day (literally), it was installed, sealed around the outside edges against the weather, and it looked great!

"Looked," as in past tense... because those flaps are starting to look pretty disgusting. I'm about to order another flap replacement kit (my second in twelve years).

Here are some important bits of advice when installing a through-the-wall Ruff Weather dog door kit:

(1) Unless you are an EXPERIENCED handyman or some other kind of house construction pro, DON'T try to be the macho all-'round guy and impress your S.O. by attempting to do this job solo after the game is over on Sunday afternoon. Get somebody who has done this kind of work before and knows what s/he is doing. Because if you screw it up, you can't just chalk it up to experience, go get a new house, and start over. (If that's an option for you, then you aren't reading this anyway. You have "people" for that sort of thing.)

(2) When selecting a location for the door, there are going to be a lot of things, both practical and esthetic, that you will want to think about — but DO NOT NEGLECT to think about exposure of the dog door to direct sunlight for hours at a time. The UV in the sunlight WILL break down the vinyl and cause it to crack, shrink, warp, darken, disintegrate — or, given sufficient time, all of the above, in no particular order. That's the nature of the stuff. Some material with all its advantages (transparency, light weight, flexibility, etc.) — PLUS resistance to UV — would sure be nice. Hey, maybe NASA invented something like that in the '60s for space vehicles. LOL Like to pay x10 the regular price for a dog door? Maybe x20? Hmmm, didn't think so. So — keep it out of direct sunlight 100% of the time. Even consider making an awning of some type to shade it, if that's the only option for keeping it out of the sun.

( OK, in the back there, what was that ? ... Smear it with SPF30 sun-block every morning? ... Uh, you don't REALLY wanna go there, right? )

(3) The bottom or "floor" of the passageway through the wall needs to be supported. The bigger your dog (and dog door), the more important this is. Pea gravel or similar garden material seems to work well.

(4) WHEN REPLACING FLAPS: Realize that ideal alignment of the flaps with the sides and bottom of the door frame is IMPORTANT. To get ideal alignment, it may be necessary to make several tries at positioning and tightening. There is some degree of slop in the oversize mounting holes, or even trim the flap(s), as one guy here wrote that he had to do, to really get this right. And you gotta get this right to keep the cold winter air outside where it belongs.

Hope this helps!

(Posted on 11/22/2015)

Good results! review by Terry

Terry

54Good results!

(Published on 5/12/2014)

I have had my Ruff Weather dog door installed for about a year now. I have found that it works well in my Northwest Climate. It is well engineered to stop cold drafts from blowing into the house. I decided to install a wall mounted dog door instead of the one I had installed years ago into our sliding door, which i found was very drafty and cold. I have two dogs, one of which is a 35 lb. Field bread Cocker. We choose the the Medium size "Double Flap" door, with the the "Wall Kit". I decided to install the door myself. I'm handy but not a carpenter. This some of what I found and I hope it will help you on your intalation. Read the directions a couple of times. Cut wall board with knife, not Sawsall, inorder to see if there is anything in the way of your project! One key eliment of a good job is getting the outside and inside openings lined up, take your time. Have a tube of Silicon on hand when you start, and seal around the outside well. Seal completely,where the the" wall kit" (box) joins the inside and outside portions. Hope this is some help?

(Posted on 11/22/2015)

You get what you pay for review by fisherridge

fisherridge

53You get what you pay for

(Published on 9/30/2012)

I have purchased two of these doors so far. I learned the weaknesses from the first one and made modifications to the replacement. 1) The through the wall kit is not strong enough for stand alone use. I had to reinforce the sides and bottom to keep them from cracking. 2) The plastic "rail" that retains the plastic magnet holder is weak and breaks. I glued in a piece of 1/4" square wood trim along the rails to keeps the dogs toe nails from catching the plastic. 3) The magnets are not glued securely into the plastic magnet holder. I securely glued the magnets in. 4) The flap stretches and causes the edges to not seal. I have trimmed the top edge of the flaps so I could adjust them up but that is a very temorary fix. 5) The flap retaining strip is weak and the screws holes can be easily stripped. I will try using silicone adhesive on the replacement flaps I'm here to order today.

(Posted on 11/22/2015)

Fair product review by Mark B.

Mark B.

52Fair product

(Published on 9/27/2012)

I have 2 large breed dogs and purchased the Ideal Ruff Weather dog door/ wall combo kit which has 2 flaps for additional weather-proofing. The screws that came with it were not long enough to actually pull all the parts tightly together, so I purchases new screws at Home Depot (Neg number one).
I live in Arizona and the dog door which faces east gets about 2 hours of morning sun. After the first year the magnets were all broken off and the bottom plastic pieces holding the magnets were all cracked up from the dogs abuse (neg number 2) By year 3 the exterior flap is torn about half way across the top and the interior flap has about a 1 inch tear and is badly warped so the sides don't touch the felt anymore...it really doesn't keep out any weather anymore. (Neg 3).

So now I am faces with the question of buying a better product (probably metal) where I will undoubtedly need to reshape the hole in the wall...or buy a replacement of the same product knowing I am going to face the same issues..

(Posted on 11/22/2015)

Weight

4.0000

Manufacturer

Ideal Pet Products

Your Maximum Pet Size

Cats, Large Cats, Small Dogs, Medium Dogs, Large Dogs, X-Large Dogs

Climate Suitability

Temperate-3 Season

Sealing Value

High

Wind Resistance

High

Frame Material

Plastic

Wall Thickness Range

4 3/4" - 5 1/4" or 6 3/4"-7 1/4"

Insulation Value

High

Flap Material

Vinyl

Flap Design

Double, One Part , Flexible, Thin Flap

Flap Colors

Clear

Flap Thickness

1/8"

Replacement Flaps Available

Yes

Ability to Lock Flap

Separate Locking Cover-Loads from Top

Locking Cover Material

ABS Plastic

Can Be Installed In

Walls

Warranty Period

1 year

Return Period

30 days

Manufacturer's Restocking Fee

15%

Ideal “Ruff Weather” Wall Kit Installation Instructions

Tools Required:

Tape Measure

Level

Pencil

Hammer and Nail

Electric Drill with ½” Regular Drill Bit

⅜” Drill Bits

Sabre Saw

Electric Screwdriver with Phillips Bit

Safety Goggles

Vice Grips

A Second Person

Silicon Caulking (not supplied)

***Make sure to take extreme care when cutting / drilling through walls to avoid gas, electric and plumbing lines.***

Make sure to use the template and instructions provided with the door to cut the opening.

Steps:

1. First, measure the thickness of the wall you will be cutting through. For walls measuring 6 ¾” to 7 ¼”,use the wall kit as it is. For walls less than 6 ¾”, put together the six panel sections that comprise the wall tunnel, and mark an, “X,” on all panel sections on the left side of the Edge Tabs. Now take apart and snap off the, “X,” marked Edge Tabs using vice grips. Reassemble and test the newly sized tunnel kit for fit. If the wall kit needs to be shorter, then snap off the right side Edge Tabs using your vice grips.

2. Finish the final assembly of the kit by firmly pressing all six of the panel sections together.

3. The wall kit screws are 9 ½” long. Use the following instructions to determine custom lengths: Take your wall dimensions and add 2 ⅝”. This will be the wall kit screws custom length you need. To cut the screws, mark this length on the screws and thread a ¼” x 20 nut onto the screw past the mark. Now clamp the screw and cut with a hacksaw at the mark.

4. Have a friend hold the Outer Frame of the door in place and insert the assembled wall kit into the opening from the inside. We recommend a wood support to be installed inside the wall, underneath the wall kit. Now place the Inner Frame of the door into the opening around the wall kit. The wall kit is going to be slightly shorter than the cutout opening thickness. Push the wall kit until it is touching the ribs on the inside frame. Caulk in place with silicone caulk.

5. To complete the installation, insert the wall kit screws and tighten securely. Be careful not to overtighten the screws.

6. We recommend using silicone caulking for added insulation to fill any gaps where the wall kit joins the inside and the outside portions.

Q: My Ruff Weather has a label of 10-1/2" x 17" on it, which flap size should I order?

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